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from boot camp to boots on the ground in afghanistan, we have been following the journey of army soldier will mcclain. he's seeing the war up close as a combat engineer. >> we both got smiles on our faces but the fact is, it really is a great story. jason has witnessed, jason carroll has witnessed firsthand the evolution of will mcclain from a recruit through boot camp to afghanistan. he joins us with the second part of his week-long series "a soldier's story." >> today we will take a bit of a departure because we'll look at what his company does, these combat engineers. these are the guys out there on a daily basis, dangerous job. let me put it in perspective for you, one report shows 268 u.s. troops were killed by ieds, the improvised explosive devices last year. the combat engineer's job is to find those bombs, before they can do any harm. we got a firsthand look at just how they accomplish their mission. >> what we do is we make sure that our route is cleared before we step off. >> reporter: on mission with combat engineers in a remote area of southern afghanistan, these soldiers hun
from boot camp to boots on the ground in afghanistan, we have been following the journey of army soldier will mcclain. he's seeing the war up close as a combat engineer. >> we both got smiles on our faces but the fact is, it really is a great story. jason has witnessed, jason carroll has witnessed firsthand the evolution of will mcclain from a recruit through boot camp to afghanistan. he joins us with the second part of his week-long series "a soldier's story." >> today we...
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police are investigating the case of james phillips and, killed in afghanistan. according to his father, e-mail messages he received after his death had been read. he suspects, by hackers. >> they should suffer whatever punishment is appropriate. i'm sure that will happen. it is going to take time. >> rebecca brooks, picture leading news international tonight. criminal investigation, public inquiries. the scrutiny of what went on at her newspaper could continue for years. >> for more on today's news, i'm joined from london by author and journalist peter preston who was the editor of the guardian for a number of years. if i could start, could you explain to viewers around the world and here in the united states just how big a deal this story is and the latest developments art? >> it was all about celebrities. it was difficult to get the public engaged in that. this week, when it was revealed that the telephone of the 13- year-old murder victim had been packed into and a whole variety of other car stories -- hacked into, and a whole variety of other horror stories
police are investigating the case of james phillips and, killed in afghanistan. according to his father, e-mail messages he received after his death had been read. he suspects, by hackers. >> they should suffer whatever punishment is appropriate. i'm sure that will happen. it is going to take time. >> rebecca brooks, picture leading news international tonight. criminal investigation, public inquiries. the scrutiny of what went on at her newspaper could continue for years. >>...
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forces pull out of iraq but stay in afghanistan. we have seen the death of north korean tyrant who has been our enemy for his entire lifetime. do we hear any domestic conversation about it? do these events drive any of the conversation we've been having in 2011? >> not really, gwen. from my standpoint, the most theppointing thing about republican campaign as a foreign policy one is that there really hasn't been a coherent foreign policy debate here. there's been a series of attempts to take shots at president obama, and at times that has put the republican candidates in paradoxical positions, in the case of newt gingrich, being in favor of intervening in libya a week before he was against intervening in libya. gwen: the president poked back at mitt romney by saying, ask bin laden whether i've been too easy or not. and to take an issue that should be core to most americans, afghanistan. how long are we going to be in afghanistan? what's the strategy going to be? mitt romney has answers, newt has some answers but you haven't seen a fu
forces pull out of iraq but stay in afghanistan. we have seen the death of north korean tyrant who has been our enemy for his entire lifetime. do we hear any domestic conversation about it? do these events drive any of the conversation we've been having in 2011? >> not really, gwen. from my standpoint, the most theppointing thing about republican campaign as a foreign policy one is that there really hasn't been a coherent foreign policy debate here. there's been a series of attempts to...
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it is a baseline that we were going to spend in afghanistan and iraq. we clearly will not. those are not actual savings. it is just accounting savings. how opener you to using oco for something like medicare doctors? -- help open are you teasing oco for something like medicare doctors? >> if you look today at the spending in the defense accounts and overseas operations accounts, the reality is that some of those overseas contingency moneys are being used for on going non-war functions at the defense department and some of our foreign policy operations. the reality is that those bonds are real -- those funds are real in the fact that they're being used today to finance non-war operations. >> so you can pull them back in. >> i think the defense department should live within its own budget. those funds that are out there right now, the overseen contingency account, in some ways are a multi-year slush fund. if you do not scaled back, the reality is that those funds are available for expenditure. that is why the non-partisan independent congressional budget office says that scal
it is a baseline that we were going to spend in afghanistan and iraq. we clearly will not. those are not actual savings. it is just accounting savings. how opener you to using oco for something like medicare doctors? -- help open are you teasing oco for something like medicare doctors? >> if you look today at the spending in the defense accounts and overseas operations accounts, the reality is that some of those overseas contingency moneys are being used for on going non-war functions at...
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he will discuss the priorities for the coming year and the current drawdown of troops from afghanistan. this hearing from london is just over two hours. >> thank you very much for
he will discuss the priorities for the coming year and the current drawdown of troops from afghanistan. this hearing from london is just over two hours. >> thank you very much for
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draw down afghanistan and the war in iraq. that saves money. the other one retitive systems. the f35, there was a dual engine, the projects 15, 20 years. it was killed in the 2011 budget deal. john boehner cared about that, built outside of his district. he let that stay. individual pjects like that ll go operational costs will come down. gates hada big role in yes, did. >> gohead. >>ea i think they'll center to try to cut the @@defense buet by, i don't know,@0 -- 50, 100 billion, dollars00 billion is the numbe" i've seen over 10 years. >> okay with reducing the budget? >> yes. >>worry you? >> china -- >> if we don't maintain a@ position of worl military superiority we won't be the number one in the@wod, check? >> if we let our economy down the toilet, we won't be number one in the world@either. and we cat afford this! >> we're not number one militaly in the world -- in @@ our -- in our circumstances. we will still -] @@not be the number one [everyone talki at once] worlds power? next 15 countries we'll still power. number one military [everyone talking at once]@@ >> nal powe
draw down afghanistan and the war in iraq. that saves money. the other one retitive systems. the f35, there was a dual engine, the projects 15, 20 years. it was killed in the 2011 budget deal. john boehner cared about that, built outside of his district. he let that stay. individual pjects like that ll go operational costs will come down. gates hada big role in yes, did. >> gohead. >>ea i think they'll center to try to cut the @@defense buet by, i don't know,@0 -- 50, 100 billion,...
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. >> we have hundreds of billions of dollars that we've spent in afghanistan and in pakistan. we've lost thousands of lives. this is not the time to just walk away from the fight. we've got an awful lot invested here in lives and in treasury. and i think that we need to make sure that we put afghanistan on a solid foundation before we walk away from there. >> smith: you said pakistan, and we have spent... that's another place where we have spent billions, going back a long, long time. do you feel like we've gotten our money's worth? >> they are an important ally of the united states, and i think that, at this moment in time, we should reengage and strengthen our relationship with pakistan, not walk away from it. this is a country with over 100 nuclear weapons. the terrorist threat to them is just as great as it is to us. i believe that it is... it's time that we strengthen our relationship. let's not forget that the pakistanis have lost more people in the fight against these terrorists than we have. but having said that, there are some real questions that remain about their re
. >> we have hundreds of billions of dollars that we've spent in afghanistan and in pakistan. we've lost thousands of lives. this is not the time to just walk away from the fight. we've got an awful lot invested here in lives and in treasury. and i think that we need to make sure that we put afghanistan on a solid foundation before we walk away from there. >> smith: you said pakistan, and we have spent... that's another place where we have spent billions, going back a long, long...
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i would get out of the wars in iraq and afghanistan and see i would restore tax rates on the wealthiest americans which would contribute three trillion dollars over the next ten years all of which would address this issue which is nothing three trillion dollars over ten years is three hundred billion a year that is one component of three if you dress all of our structural deficit also is one of them is it not have we done that ten years ago we got the ball that's not true because the economy would have grown and i would have been lost money from a smaller part of the economy didn't grow it was the slowest and growth rate in seventy years under george w. bush that he only did. that's a totally fraudulent number one bush ran for reelection in two thousand and four the aggregate unemployment rate for the year of two thousand and four was four point five percent i think we'd love to get back there at this point the problem is you guys worry about obsolete by that you're talking about something different i'm talking about the growth of the economy yes no is what you get you again you're taki
i would get out of the wars in iraq and afghanistan and see i would restore tax rates on the wealthiest americans which would contribute three trillion dollars over the next ten years all of which would address this issue which is nothing three trillion dollars over ten years is three hundred billion a year that is one component of three if you dress all of our structural deficit also is one of them is it not have we done that ten years ago we got the ball that's not true because the economy...
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whether it be afghanistan or libya. this has been going on for so long. i was amazed to see that. >> not to go tabloid on you but the story dominating the tabloids has been anthony wiener the scandal, and the resignation. was this a personal indiscretion or are their stories to learn from this affair? >> i think there is nothing more i can add about that particular case, but i will say that we will be exploring it. there was a collective eye- rolling around the country and in congress. women were rolling their eyes and saying, "hold on a second." this is one too many men behaving badly. we will have an incredibly interesting debate on the program. we had three women including the former assistant secretary of defense, who was talking about the research that has been done. they talk about gender equality at the highest levels of political power, business power, and all around public life. i do think that is something we should be looking at. 22% of the u.s. congress has seen that. this is america. the greatest democracy. you have not seen a woman caught up
whether it be afghanistan or libya. this has been going on for so long. i was amazed to see that. >> not to go tabloid on you but the story dominating the tabloids has been anthony wiener the scandal, and the resignation. was this a personal indiscretion or are their stories to learn from this affair? >> i think there is nothing more i can add about that particular case, but i will say that we will be exploring it. there was a collective eye- rolling around the country and in...
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government in both iraq and afghanistan you may recall. in 2007, it was criticized for a shooting in baghdad. >>> a popular in d.c. thoroughfare is back open. the mayor dedicated the new ninth street bridge. the project began in april of 2009. it cost $40 million. it carries an estimated 26,000 vehicles a day. >>> the big demand to clean up one of the nation's most polluted rivers. take a look at the time table. >> we are happy that lower humidity has arrived. it is not going to last very long. >> $2 tuesday at the ballpark will get a lot of folks out to enjoy this weather. the redskins did 3 [ child's voice ] ooh, that looks good. [ child's voice ] can i have some? [ child's voice ] you guys should rock paper, scissors for it. one-two-three-shoot. one-two-three-shoot. i win! oh, man. [ muffled ] congratulations. [ male announcer ] get your own subway® bbq pulled pork sub. slow-cooked pork with bold barbecue sauce. >>> we last visited the anacostia river about a month ago when in a bar mullis took a dive into the river end -- when environ
government in both iraq and afghanistan you may recall. in 2007, it was criticized for a shooting in baghdad. >>> a popular in d.c. thoroughfare is back open. the mayor dedicated the new ninth street bridge. the project began in april of 2009. it cost $40 million. it carries an estimated 26,000 vehicles a day. >>> the big demand to clean up one of the nation's most polluted rivers. take a look at the time table. >> we are happy that lower humidity has arrived. it is not...
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police are investigating the case of james phillips and, killed in afghanistan. according to his father, e-mail messages he received after his death had been read. he suspects, by hackers. >> they should suffer whatever punishment is appropriate. i'm sure that will happen. it is going to take time. >> rebecca brooks, picture leading news international tonight. criminal investigation, public inquiries. the scrutiny of what went on at her newspaper could continue for years. >> for more on today's news, i'm joined from london by author and journalist peter preston who was the editor of the guardian for a number of years. if i could start, could you explain to viewers around the world and here in the united states just how big a deal this story is and the latest developments art? >> it was all about celebrities. it was difficult to get the public engaged in that. this week, when it was revealed that the telephone of the 13- year-old murder victim had been packed into and a whole variety of other car stories -- hacked into, and a whole variety of other horror stories
police are investigating the case of james phillips and, killed in afghanistan. according to his father, e-mail messages he received after his death had been read. he suspects, by hackers. >> they should suffer whatever punishment is appropriate. i'm sure that will happen. it is going to take time. >> rebecca brooks, picture leading news international tonight. criminal investigation, public inquiries. the scrutiny of what went on at her newspaper could continue for years. >>...
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what is it. >> poor economy. >> afghanistan, iraq. >> afghanistan off page one. iraq is on page one? >> in the ends of july, this is going to be up this big on page one finish they're in the deal. he's got to -- [everyone talking at once] >> unemployment rate on page one! >> if the unemployment rate comes out high, it will be the lead story in the newspaper, john. >> it will dominate the story that we just had? >> it will dominate if for a couple days. >> there will be a deal. >> there will be a deal? >> and there will be a deal and neither side will be happy. each side will give the other side something. they're -- >> not the taxes. that won't be part of the deal. taxes will not be part of the deal. >> what do you 90. >> tax revenues -- [everyone talking at once] >> they'll find something, i think, to agree on finally. i don't know whether it will be on august 2 or august 5th. but unemployment rate is not off the front pages. unemployment is -- on the number-one issue in 20% of american names. you have the biggest unemployment we've had since the great despres i
what is it. >> poor economy. >> afghanistan, iraq. >> afghanistan off page one. iraq is on page one? >> in the ends of july, this is going to be up this big on page one finish they're in the deal. he's got to -- [everyone talking at once] >> unemployment rate on page one! >> if the unemployment rate comes out high, it will be the lead story in the newspaper, john. >> it will dominate the story that we just had? >> it will dominate if for a couple...
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> jon: which came on the heels of an almost absurdly reckless decade with unfunded wars in iraq and afghanistan and unfunded trillion-dollar medical prescription bill and tax cuts for the well they are the largest single policy contributor to our deficit. in fact, i myself voted for all of these... back to my original point. (cheers and applause) obama! now, look, i'm not an economist, but i do have one area of expertise that i believe i can refute speaker boehner on. >> here's what we got for that massive spending binge. a new health care bill that most americans never asked for. a stimulus bill that's more effective in producing material for late-night comedians than it was in producing jobs. (audience reacts). >> jon: no, that is so true! that is so true! 125 that stimulus bill gave us so much material. here's another stimulus humdinger i came up with this morning while i was listening to bloomberg radio. "hey, how about this manufacturing sector with underutilized capacity, huh? am i right? i don't know if we're stimulating demand through increased credit availability or just cutting losses
> jon: which came on the heels of an almost absurdly reckless decade with unfunded wars in iraq and afghanistan and unfunded trillion-dollar medical prescription bill and tax cuts for the well they are the largest single policy contributor to our deficit. in fact, i myself voted for all of these... back to my original point. (cheers and applause) obama! now, look, i'm not an economist, but i do have one area of expertise that i believe i can refute speaker boehner on. >> here's what we...
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troops in afghanistan. the report says the aid could resume if pakistan takes tougher action against the taliban as well as al qaeda. meanwhile, secretary panetta told reporters on the plane it's time to focus on defeating al qaeda once and for all. >> i think we had undermined their ablthd to conduct 9/11-type attacks. we had them on the run. >> secretary panetta met with american military officials. atia abawi is in afghanistan. good morning. bring us up to date. >> good morning. panetta's very first trip as secretary of defense to afghanistan, before he landed he brought up the situation with al qaeda. he said, quote, the strategic defeat of al qaeda is within reach. this is a time to go after him, especially after bin laden. let's listen to what he had to say. >> now is the moment following what happened with bin laden, to put maximum pressure on them because i do believe that, if we continue this effort, that we can really cripple al qaeda. >> panetta said that, in fact, in that information they found
troops in afghanistan. the report says the aid could resume if pakistan takes tougher action against the taliban as well as al qaeda. meanwhile, secretary panetta told reporters on the plane it's time to focus on defeating al qaeda once and for all. >> i think we had undermined their ablthd to conduct 9/11-type attacks. we had them on the run. >> secretary panetta met with american military officials. atia abawi is in afghanistan. good morning. bring us up to date. >> good...
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officials are convinced that the al qaeda central leadership in pakistan and afghanistan have been pushed to the brink of collapse. they are increasingly concerned about the -- there affiliate's in somalia and their ability to strike in the u.s.. >> probably the most significant u.s. terrorist threat may emanate from the al-qaeda presence in somalia. >> before he died, osama bin laden had been secretly urging his affiliate's in somalia to target the west. many americans of somalis dissent had travelled home to fight in a civil war. at least 40 somalis-americans have trained and taught there in the last three years including three suicide bombers. as many as two dozen are unaccounted for. >> not al qaeda or any affiliate's have come close to drawing so many muslim americans and westerners to jihad. >> the terror recruits from so mali have come from across the country. >> al shabab continues to call for strikes against the u.s. we will not let our guard down that there is disturbing evidence that the somali group is forging an alliance with the aggressive al-qaeda affiliate in yemen. eviden
officials are convinced that the al qaeda central leadership in pakistan and afghanistan have been pushed to the brink of collapse. they are increasingly concerned about the -- there affiliate's in somalia and their ability to strike in the u.s.. >> probably the most significant u.s. terrorist threat may emanate from the al-qaeda presence in somalia. >> before he died, osama bin laden had been secretly urging his affiliate's in somalia to target the west. many americans of somalis...
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troops in afghanistan, the u.s. is currently spending $2 billion a week, and is on pace to spend i year. question, what explains general allen's seeming divergence from the commander in chief, barack obama's deadline for withdrawal by 2014 december, which is about three plus a few months, years from now. >> right. >> is it -- this commander in the field -- denying the validity of the commander in chief? >> not necessarily, more typical not announcing your withdrawal date as being vague as how long we'll be here the one thing the pentagon does to the want for the enemy to wait us out and then suddenly move in as soon as we pack up and leave. but the fact is we can't stay there forever. we are occupying the place, making progress in the tribal areas. we need to wind our effort down and turn it over to the afghans. >> you think it was purposeful disinformation on the part of the -- >> well -- >> because if you pause that sentence, he's not saying we won't be out. >> no, it will be -- >> a long period of time [everyone
troops in afghanistan, the u.s. is currently spending $2 billion a week, and is on pace to spend i year. question, what explains general allen's seeming divergence from the commander in chief, barack obama's deadline for withdrawal by 2014 december, which is about three plus a few months, years from now. >> right. >> is it -- this commander in the field -- denying the validity of the commander in chief? >> not necessarily, more typical not announcing your withdrawal date as...
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he lost his right hand after throwing an armed grenade away from his soldiers in afghanistan. the president will give him the award this tuesday for conspicuous gallantry. >>> on friday, salt lake city will play host to the nation's governors. the national governors' association will hold its annual meeting from friday-sunday. the contras will focus on education, fostering innovation, and increasing international competitiveness. >>> a new virginia law went into effect. it lets people on two wheels drive through red lights with a few restrictions. >> what are we talking about? what we do? we are waiting for a car to pull up behind us. >> a new law for those on two wheels will keep her from getting created to get through a red light because her moped does not weigh enough to trigger the center. >> have to make all right on read and do a u-turn and make another right. >> the new law allows anyone on a motorcycle, bicycle, or moped to roll into a red light when there is no oncoming traffic. >> that is exciting, because i understand why it can be hazardous, but there are times whe
he lost his right hand after throwing an armed grenade away from his soldiers in afghanistan. the president will give him the award this tuesday for conspicuous gallantry. >>> on friday, salt lake city will play host to the nation's governors. the national governors' association will hold its annual meeting from friday-sunday. the contras will focus on education, fostering innovation, and increasing international competitiveness. >>> a new virginia law went into effect. it...
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on abc 7 news at 6:00, held on the way for thousands of troops travis ties by the wars and iraq and afghanistan. >> also, work on the way at the airport. >>> what is coming could be the biggest debt toward helping veterans with combat issues. >> better and suffering from ptsd release. they claimed they were illegally denied benefits, a judge still approve the settlement. >> 36 years after the watergate scandal, a federal judge once richard nixon's grand jury testimony made public. the government has an opportunity to appeal the release of the transcript. the obama administration is opposed to releasing the documents saying it could affect people still alive. >> chris will make modifications to the runaway at ronald reagan national airport. overnight noise and vibration for residents along the river. it will happen from 11:00 until 6:00 a.m. for the next three months. >> drivers and alexandria be where, you could be watched. cameras on south patrick and given street will be fully operational. if you are caught, you will be slapped with a $50 fine. >> 6:00, it is a popular program -- getting a ar
on abc 7 news at 6:00, held on the way for thousands of troops travis ties by the wars and iraq and afghanistan. >> also, work on the way at the airport. >>> what is coming could be the biggest debt toward helping veterans with combat issues. >> better and suffering from ptsd release. they claimed they were illegally denied benefits, a judge still approve the settlement. >> 36 years after the watergate scandal, a federal judge once richard nixon's grand jury testimony...
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two years ago, meyer saved 36 lives after his unit was attacked in afghanistan. >> a true hero. >> absolutely. >>> for some of you, now, your local news is coming up next. >> for everyone else, the internet's newest stars. go ahead and touch it. nicely. nice froggy. [ female announcer ] there was a time when poker night... was what you looked forward to all week. - oh, wow! cool! cool! - whoa! so who'd have ever thought boys night out... wouldn't hold a candle to boys night in? having a baby changes everything. i brought champagne. oh wow! best in the world. oikos greek yogurt from dannon. so creamy thick #and fresh tasting, dannon oikos berry flavors oikos greek yogurt from dannon. beat chobani 2:1 in a national taste test. mmmm... this may be the best in the world. oikos greek yogurt. you carry them around everywhere. yes i do, because cravings are everywhere. would you take a craving for me, cartwright? how would i -- exactly. [ male announcer ] nicorette mini goes wherever you go, to help make quitting suck less. >>> a candidate comes calling, michele bachmann arrives in the bay area with
two years ago, meyer saved 36 lives after his unit was attacked in afghanistan. >> a true hero. >> absolutely. >>> for some of you, now, your local news is coming up next. >> for everyone else, the internet's newest stars. go ahead and touch it. nicely. nice froggy. [ female announcer ] there was a time when poker night... was what you looked forward to all week. - oh, wow! cool! cool! - whoa! so who'd have ever thought boys night out... wouldn't hold a candle to boys...
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afghanistan. the other -- he put pressure on afghanistan. the other thing is ryan crocker -- >> came out of retirement. >> very important. >> it is a pity he is in afghanistan. he ought to be in iraq, were needed a spectacular job. >> the president tries to defuse the birth or controversy. >> we don't have time for this silliness. we have got better stuff to do, i've got better stuff to do. we have problems to solve, and i'm confident we can solve them, we have to focus on them. >> i am taking great credit you have to ask the president, why didn't he do this a long time ago? >> that is donald trott, taking credit for the fact that the president of united states has released his long form birth certificate. mr. trump has moved onto questioning the president's academic credentials, how he got into columbia and harvard law school. by the way, he was president of the harvard law review. "the new york times" said on friday that his decision to prove that he was a legitimate document up public office was a low and debasing, in public life. why did
afghanistan. the other -- he put pressure on afghanistan. the other thing is ryan crocker -- >> came out of retirement. >> very important. >> it is a pity he is in afghanistan. he ought to be in iraq, were needed a spectacular job. >> the president tries to defuse the birth or controversy. >> we don't have time for this silliness. we have got better stuff to do, i've got better stuff to do. we have problems to solve, and i'm confident we can solve them, we have to...
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>>shepard: and now on "studio b" a bomber reportedly blowing up a bathhouse along the afghanistan-pakistan border key to the war we are having. we are told the bomb exploded as men got together to wash before their friday prayers killing at least 17 people. it happened near kandahar where a gunman shot a police inspector an hour later. the defense secretary gates announced he is sending 1,400 more u.s. marines into the area. it is considered a stronghold of the taliban and the war is not going well. you cannot smoke if bars. can you not smoke at work. or in california, obviously, anywhere, it seems or on a public sidewalk now in a long island, new york, community. the village board if great neck, long island, just right outside the city, pricey and expensive, they voted for the ban coming about after a few businesses complained the secondhand smoke was bothering their customers. yes, it is bothering them. the villain claims to be the first in the nation to do it. it isn't. a city in california, and there are a lot of places in california, so relax. but if smokers ignore the rules they coul
>>shepard: and now on "studio b" a bomber reportedly blowing up a bathhouse along the afghanistan-pakistan border key to the war we are having. we are told the bomb exploded as men got together to wash before their friday prayers killing at least 17 people. it happened near kandahar where a gunman shot a police inspector an hour later. the defense secretary gates announced he is sending 1,400 more u.s. marines into the area. it is considered a stronghold of the taliban and the...
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we'll tell you what terrorism has to do the world headlines now, another one of southern afghanistan's powerbrokers was killed today by a suicide bomber. the assassination of kandahar's mayor was the third killing in the last two weeks. the taliban has claimed responsibility for all three attacks. >>> libyan rebels received a diplomatic boost today with recognition from great britain. the conflict there in libya has gone under the public's radar recently because of more pressing economic concerns here in washington. but national cute correspondent jennifer griffin tells us -- national security correspondent jennifer griffin tells the nato mission is still unaccomplished. >> this is a video broadcast on libya state television tuesday of the pan am lockerbie bomber rallying support for libyan leader muammar qaddafi in downtown tripoli. the lockerbie bomber was released on compassionate grounds by a scottish judge two years ago, because he was reportedly dying of cancer. but he's still standing, as is muammar qaddafi, five months after the start of an operation the white house said would
we'll tell you what terrorism has to do the world headlines now, another one of southern afghanistan's powerbrokers was killed today by a suicide bomber. the assassination of kandahar's mayor was the third killing in the last two weeks. the taliban has claimed responsibility for all three attacks. >>> libyan rebels received a diplomatic boost today with recognition from great britain. the conflict there in libya has gone under the public's radar recently because of more pressing...
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there's a lot going on today, including leon panetta's first trip to iraq and afghanistan as the newly appointed defense secretary where he recently stayed they were on the verge of, quote, defeating al qaeda. >>> plus, road rage on the tour de france. a french tv car sends a group of cyclists flying into a barbed wire fence. we'll have the fallout ahead in sports. whoa! >>> but first, let's get to the news live at 5:30 a.m. here at 30 rock in new york city. >>> with weeks to go before the aulgt 2nd deadline, congressional leaders are heading back to the white house today for another meeting to try to reach a deal on raising the country's debt ceiling. after a 75-minute session with lawmakers last night, president obama is expected to hold a news conference this morning to discuss their deficit reduction efforts. this comes as the front page of "the wall street journal" reads, deficit negotiations hit reset. divisions on spending cuts and tax increases remain. the journal and others report that last night president obama urged leaders to strive for the largest package possible, over $4
there's a lot going on today, including leon panetta's first trip to iraq and afghanistan as the newly appointed defense secretary where he recently stayed they were on the verge of, quote, defeating al qaeda. >>> plus, road rage on the tour de france. a french tv car sends a group of cyclists flying into a barbed wire fence. we'll have the fallout ahead in sports. whoa! >>> but first, let's get to the news live at 5:30 a.m. here at 30 rock in new york city. >>> with...
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whether it turns out well or badly, as we saw in afghanistan and iraq, is extremely hard to tell at the point when the regime has just been toppled. >> nina? >> i give the president a lot of credit. i, too, was something of a doubter. it was a limited policy and he stuck with it when he was taking a lot of shots. charles is right, now we wait for chapter 2, of which we have a very little to do with writing. we can offer a little bit of help, paper and pen, but chapter 2 is really in a large measure up to the libyans, and because we don't have an enormous amount of control, we don't know what is going to happen. >> mark? >> tough to go with a celebratory sendoff when you go off this mortal coil and the cars are honking at 4:00 in the morning. charles stands virtually alone with john mccain of those on the other side of the political divide willing to give him credit for what has been done. all the republican presidential silent on thewere subject or critical. but this gives libya a chance for democracy, a chance to get out of the wreckage that the despot created. >> america is now popula
whether it turns out well or badly, as we saw in afghanistan and iraq, is extremely hard to tell at the point when the regime has just been toppled. >> nina? >> i give the president a lot of credit. i, too, was something of a doubter. it was a limited policy and he stuck with it when he was taking a lot of shots. charles is right, now we wait for chapter 2, of which we have a very little to do with writing. we can offer a little bit of help, paper and pen, but chapter 2 is really in...
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troops in afghanistan. this report out of the "new york times" says the aid could resume if pakistan takes tougher action against the taliban as well as al qaeda. meanwhile, defense secretary leon panetta is in afghanistan as i was mentioning. panetta is meeting with american military leaders as well as afghan officials. atia abawi is in kabul, afghanistan. he's making strong remarks when it comes to al qaeda and how he wants to continue stamping them out. >> reporter: good morning, thomas. that's absolutely right. on his flight from d.c. to kabul he did speak to reporter on the plane that he was on about al qaeda and said that the strategic defeat of al qaeda was within reach, pointing to the death of osama bin laden, pointing to the information that we were able to retrieve from his compound, including the names of key leaders that they'd like to go after. and he says that this is the time to go after al qaeda. let's listen to what he had to say. >> now is the moment following what happened with bin laden
troops in afghanistan. this report out of the "new york times" says the aid could resume if pakistan takes tougher action against the taliban as well as al qaeda. meanwhile, defense secretary leon panetta is in afghanistan as i was mentioning. panetta is meeting with american military leaders as well as afghan officials. atia abawi is in kabul, afghanistan. he's making strong remarks when it comes to al qaeda and how he wants to continue stamping them out. >> reporter: good...
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taxpayer money may be missing in afghanistan. our pentagon correspondent chris lawrence is here with the details. chris, how is this possible? >> reporter: because of a complete failure of oversight on the parts of the departments of treasury, state and defense, just a complete corruption in afghanistan. look, this federal audit shows that ten years into this war, the u.s. still only has limited visibility over what happens to billions of dollars once we send the money to afghanistan. the inspector general says that makes the money vulnerable not only to fraud but even worse being diverted to insurgents. the u.s. spent more than $70 billion on security and redevelopment in afghanistan, but, again, this audit shows as much as $10 million may be smuggled out of afghanistan every day. how does that happen? whenever afghan government officials leave the country no one checks how much money they are carrying with them. again the audit shows afghan officials have no plans to scan their cash through those electronic currency counters. t
taxpayer money may be missing in afghanistan. our pentagon correspondent chris lawrence is here with the details. chris, how is this possible? >> reporter: because of a complete failure of oversight on the parts of the departments of treasury, state and defense, just a complete corruption in afghanistan. look, this federal audit shows that ten years into this war, the u.s. still only has limited visibility over what happens to billions of dollars once we send the money to afghanistan. the...
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war this is going to be the eleventh year the afghanistan war i think there's one demand that we want to see happen would be people leaving the us getting out of afghanistan but really the overarching demand is human needs come before corporate greed and that's really where you see we see the corporations getting wealthier the wealth divide getting more extreme the top one percent having wealth equal the bottom ninety nine percent and that's what's going to change is that wealth divide in their corporate greed. start to say as well human needs and that's where the problem six is doing by the way is the eleventh anniversary of the afghanistan war the afghanistan war starting with the loss of the first week of the new fiscal year for the federal budget which will be an austerity budget for everything except for war so environmental protection job creation sustainable environment building building a new energy economy all that stuff is going to face you know the funding that needs a war going to eleventh year in afghanistan and get anything it wants and that's where we'll probably have t
war this is going to be the eleventh year the afghanistan war i think there's one demand that we want to see happen would be people leaving the us getting out of afghanistan but really the overarching demand is human needs come before corporate greed and that's really where you see we see the corporations getting wealthier the wealth divide getting more extreme the top one percent having wealth equal the bottom ninety nine percent and that's what's going to change is that wealth divide in their...